TV titles competing at Annecy

With the 2015 Annecy International Animation Film Market (Mifa) underway in France this week, C21’s latest Hot Properties Playlist gathers the 29 TV titles in competition – a mix of individual episodes, one-offs and pilots.

The Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and received a record number of submissions: more than 2,600 films from 95 different countries. This added up to over 390 hours of screening time for Mifa organisers to sift through before selecting projects to feature in and out of competition.

The prizewinners – across categories including feature films, short films and graduate films – will be announced this Saturday, June 20. Those competing for the TV films award are listed below.

The playlist is available to view through the C21Screenings portal and the C21Screen app or simply click on the clips.

If you would like to submit a show for consideration in one of our upcoming C21 Hot Properties Playlists, email [email protected].

Title: Adventure Time ‘Food Chain’ (11′ 45”)
Country: US
Producer: Cartoon Network Studios
Distributor: Cartoon Network Studios
Synopsis: On a field trip to the Candy Kingdom Museum of Natural History, Finn and Jake learn about the food chain by becoming a part of it.

Title: Bing ‘Bye Bye’ (7′ 20″)
Country: UK
Producers: Acamar Films, Brown Bag Films
Distributor: Aardman Animations
Synopsis: Bing celebrates the noisy, joyful, messy reality of life as a preschooler, with stories full of the everyday dramas that all young children and the grown-ups in their lives will recognise.

Title: Boyster ‘Teachinator’ (13′)
Country: France, UK
Producer: Je Suis Bien Content
Distributor: Superights
Synopsis: Welcome to the adventures of Boyster, born in the wake of an oil spoil and adopted by a young human couple. Half oyster, half boy, Boyster is unique. What child do you know who has a taking shell, can stretch himself out like chewing gum or pop out pearls at will when he eats calcium? Each episode will plunge us into Boyster’s daily life, full of pitfalls but lived to the fullest. We will experience, first hand, the toils and joys of a young boy who is obliged to keep his very strange origins a secret.

Title: Breadwinners ‘Employee of the Month’ (11′)
Country: US
Producer: Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Distributor: Viacom International Media Networks?
Synopsis: SwaySway gives the Rocket Van a prestigious award, unintentionally hurting Buhdeuce’s feelings. Never one to give up, Buhdeuce sets out on a mission to learn the secrets to the Rocket Van’s success.

Title: Gypsy Tales ‘The Gypsy Woman and the Devil’ (7′ 30″)
Country: Hungary
Producer: Kecskemétfilm
Distributor: Kecskemétfilm
Synopsis: Back when only the gypsies shed tears, a beautiful woman named Vunida lived with her three children in terrible poverty. A curse from the devil transformed her into a cherry tree. Her children set out in search of their mother.

Title: Dimitri à Ubuyu (26′)
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland
Producers: Vivement Lundi!, Nadasdy Film
Distributor: France Télévisions Distribution
Synopsis: One day, Dimitri, the little bird from northern Europe, landed on the plains of Ubuyu in Africa after a storm separated him from his parents. Every day, he learns to overcome his fears in order to discover a world full of surprises.

Title: Disney Mickey Mouse ‘Eau de Minnie’ (3′ 30″)
Country: US
Producer: Walt Disney Television Animation
Distributor: Disney Media Distribution
Synopsis: Minnie’s plans with Mickey are put in jeopardy when her new perfume enchants the whole city.

Title: Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (43′ 50″)
Country: US
Producer: Warner Bros Animation
Distributor: Warner Bros Feature Animation
Synopsis: A new retelling of Buddy’s heart-warming story, combining the humour and spirit of the holiday film Elf. Featuring songs from the Broadway hit Elf: The Musical.

Title: Hello World! ‘Long-Eared Owl’ (7′)
Country: France
Producer: Normaal Animation
Distributor: Normaal Animation
Synopsis: The life-sized series with 52 episodes exploring the births and lives of 52 animal species. An artist’s naturalistic perspective of the world.

Title: Hey Duggee ‘The Rescue Badge’ (7′)
Country: UK
Producer: Studio AKA
Distributor: BBC Worldwide
Synopsis: An excuse for children (and their parents) to have fun, be energetic, and most of all, to do things.

Title: King Star King ‘Fat Frank’s Fantasy’ (11′ 15″)
Country: US
Producer: Titmouse
Distributor: Titmouse
Synopsis: After seducing his love, Princess Snow White, King Star King falls from the heavens, lands as a fry cook in a run-down waffle house, and must battle amnesia to rescue his love and return to the heavens.

Title: Kung Fu Bunny ‘The Mosquito’s Revenge’ (7′ 36″)
Country: China
Producers: CUC, Jjjoy Animation Studios
Distributor: Millimages
Synopsis: Mosquito thinks he’s the king of summer. He bites Choy Bao Doggy and wants to fight Kung Fu Bunny. When he tries to attack him, Bunny knocks him out. Now Mosquito wants revenge.

Title: Art with Mati and Dada (L’arte con Mati e Dada) ‘Man Ray’ (7′)
Country: Italy
Producers: Rai Fiction, Achtoons
Distributor: Achtoons
Synopsis: Following the adventures of a cheerful seven-year-old girl with a zesty passion for art and her magical eccentric sidekick Dada. In each episode, paintings, pictures and sculptures magically come to life.

Title: The Mitten (La Moufle) (8′ 30″)
Country: Belgium, France
Producer: Les Films du Nord
Distributor: Les Films du Nord
Synopsis: It’s snowing. Lily and her grandfather are making a little bird house to help the birds survive the winter. “But where will the other animals in the garden go for shelter?” asks the little girl.

Title: The Long Long Holiday (Les Grandes Grandes Vacances) ‘L’exode’ (26′)
Country: France
Producers: Les Armateurs, Blue Spirit Productions
Distributor: Cyber Group Studios
Synopsis: Summer 1939. Ernest and Colette are at their Grandparents’ house in Normandy. When France enters the Second World War, their parents decide to leave them there. They end up staying five years, having a very long holiday.

Title: The Flying Animals ‘The Light Elephant’ (Letayushie zverie ‘Legkij slon’) (6′ 30″)
Country: Russia
Producer: Charitable Foundation Advita
Distributor: Charitable Foundation Advita
Synopsis: Prabu the Elephant dreams of flying. He writes a letter to the Light Country, asking for magical wings. These magical wings can lift anyone up, even if they weigh more than a ton.

Title: Masha and the Bear ‘And Action’ (6′ 55″)
Country: Russia
Producer: Animaccord Animation Studio
Distributor: Animaccord Animation Studio
Synopsis: Following the adventures of a little girl named Masha and her best friend, a bear.

Title: Paint Me A Story (Namaluj mid bajkę) ‘It’s quite safe’ (13’)
Country: Poland
Producer: TV Studio of Animation Films
Distributor: TV Studio of Animation Films
Synopsis: An adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales, this is a funny but true story about gossip.

Title: Nelly & Nora ‘Moon Path’ (7’)
Country: Ireland
Producer: Geronimo Productions
Distributor: BBC Worldwide
Synopsis: Toon following two young sisters who spend their holidays at the family’s mobile home by the sea. Features the voice of Ardal O’Hanlon (Father Ted).

Title: Polariffic: Yeti or Not (5’)
Country: US
Producer: BENT Image Lab
Distributor: BENT Image Lab
Synopsis: At the North Pole, four arctic friends find themselves face to face with a Yeti who tries to befriend them.

Title: Polo ‘The day the star fell from the sky’ (6’)
Country: Luxembourg, France
Producers: La Fabrique d’Images, Bayard Jeunesse Animation
Distributor: Newen Distribution
Synopsis: Polo is the good-hearted guardian of a fantasy world, where snowmen never melt and you can catch a falling star to light your lantern.

Title: Rita and Crocodile (Rita og Krokodille) ‘Fisketuren’ (5’ 2”)
Country: Denmark, UK
Producers: Ladybird Films, Dansk Tegnefilm
Distributor: N/A
Synopsis: Series about the friendship between Rita, a very determined four-year-old, and her best friend, an imaginary Crocodile.

Title: Robot Chicken (11’ 10”)
Country: US
Producers: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Williams Street
Distributor: Turner Broadcasting
Synopsis: Based on the comic strip Twisted ToyFare Theater, Robot Chicken is a stop-motion animated comedy that parodies popular culture.

Title: Sacred Characters! ‘Futura’ (2’ 30”)
Country: France
Producers: Films By, Radio France
Distributor: Films By
Synopsis: A series of 12 short films about different typefaces.

 

Title: Coyote and the Rock (Síksági indián mesék) ‘Kojot és a szikla’ (9’ 38”)
Country: Hungary
Producer: Cinemon Entertainment
Distributor: N/A
Synopsis: Based on a Native American folk tale.

Title: Star Vs The Forces of Evil (11’ 40”)
Country: US
Producer: Walt Disney Animation Television
Distributor: Disney Media Distribution
Synopsis: Animated comedy following Star Butterfly, a magical teen princess who has been sent to live on planet Earth, after battling evil monsters. Along with Marco, her host family’s son, she’ll fight villains throughout the universe to protect her magical wand from falling into the wrong hands.

Title: The Adventures of Puss in Boots ‘Sphinx’ (23’)
Country: US
Producer: DreamWorks Animation
Distributor: DreamWorks International TV
Synopsis: Released in blocks of five episodes, this series revisits one of DreamWorks most loved characters as he fights to protect the previously hidden city of San Lorenzo.

Title: You Will Die Less Stupid ‘Fear Plane’ (3’)
Country: France
Producers: Folimage, Ex Nihilo, Arte France
Distributor: Arte France
Synopsis: An animated adaptation of Marion Montaigne’s blog of the same name, You Will Die Less Stupid uses humour to demystify science.

Title: Uncle Grandpa ‘Total Reality’ (5’ 29”)
Country: US
Producer: Cartoon Network Studios
Distributor: Turner Broadcasting System International
Synopsis: Along with his friends, Mr Gus, Steve and Giant Pizza Realistic Flying Tiger, Uncle Grandpa uses imagination to take viewers on strange and magical adventures.